This little company from Kenya makes toys from slippers that wash up on the beach. Pictures by Ben Curtis
How glorious is this?! Upcycling at its finest…
The employee of the University of North Texas that designed this cup should either be fired or given an award of merit.
I need this mug. Like yesterday.
Reversible book jacket design for The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
One side features an illustration based on Hazel, the other, Augustus. The design reflects the brilliant way in which John conveys the real effects of cancer. I think this is best summed up in his words:
‘I worked at a children’s hospital as a student chaplain for about five months, and I knew a lot of sick kids, and none of them had the secret of the meaning of life hidden deep behind their pupils… they were just people.’ - John Green on The Interview Show
(via LOS WILD STALLIONS)
The copy is good and the art is great.
Overall, this campaign just makes you want to put on a sweater. Really well done.
My favourite is the line about labels.
Agency: MacLaren McCann, Toronto | Source: Ads of the World
Damn nice.
(via Great Food : CB-SMITH)
(via Emigre Catalogs)
Historia Type Specimen
The pairing and combining of different typefaces has always been a particular graphic design challenge. Type foundries pay much attention to it, and offer constructive rules and suggestions on their web sites. It’s also a recurring topic on type blogs where font afficionados often vent their usually contradictory opinions on the topic.
Emigre has its own take on this typographic technique. Instead of providing rules, which often render safe but bland results, we believe that ultimately any font can be successfully combined with any other font. It’s not so much a matter of which font combinations to pick, it’s a matter of how you use the fonts in combination. Size, color, tracking, contrast, layout and overall purpose determine how fonts can be combined successfully.